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Gweek, The Village Green 1904
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The wheeled contraption on the right is probably a log cart. Imported logs were stored in a pool before being taken inland, often to the mines. For particularly big logs, five or six horses had to be used; the carters would leave Gweek at 5am, sometimes returning as late as 9 or 10pm - a long day, for which they would receive the princely sum of 2s 6d.

An extract from Helston Photographic Memories.

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A Selection of Memories from Gweek

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Gweek

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Chapel Hill

this is labelled redruth road - but as far as i have always known it was Chapel hill for obvious reason the chapel was midway up the hill
Gweek, Bridge Shop c1950
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Added 30 August 2017

View Across The River
this looks like a view from my old house - Meadow Lea , when my parents brought on chicken and turkeys for my grand uncle - Tom mitchell at mellanoweth in the village - in the foreground is the house owned i believe by mr hayward of the pickles fame
Gweek, Bridge Shop c1950
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Meadow Lea
In the background beside the chapel was the house i grew up in,called, Meadow Lea which obviously had a large meadow as the main area in front of the bungalow before my mother sold a plot of land for a bungalow below ( which was not built in this photo ) lots has changed in the years since then but lots of is still as was albeit modernised - such as post office row which my great grandfather built many moons ago
Gweek, Bridge Shop c1950
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Edward Moyle
This bridge shop for many years was run by my great uncle Edward Moyle who lived in Sunnyside, Gweek.
Gweek, Bridge Shop c1950
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